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Topic: Upgrading to V.8 for Dummies?
Posted By: midnight24
Subject: Upgrading to V.8 for Dummies?
Date Posted: 27 April 2006 at 5:05am
Can someone please give me ABC instructions on how to upgrade from 7.7a to 8 (access 2000) without losing all of my old posts, users, etc...  I work in Frontpage and I already purchased the link removal key way back in 2003.  Sorry for the newbie question, but thanks for any help.


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Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 27 April 2006 at 10:19am
1. Download version 8.01
2. Download the database upgrade tool from the download page
3. Backup your version 7.x database
4. Remove the version 7.x files from the server
5. Follow the database upgrade tool instructions that come with the tool
6. Once the database upgrade is complete upload version 8 to the server, you may need to update the 'database/database_connection.asp' file with the details or path to your forums upgraded database.


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Posted By: Kacyndra
Date Posted: 27 April 2006 at 4:30pm
hi,
i get this error on the first step.
 
Error Connecting to Accesss database

Check the following is set up and correct:-
 
what am i doing wrong?
for the address i type in /database/Forum.mdb

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 28 April 2006 at 8:48am
I take it this is when using the upgrade tool?

The message suggests that the path to your database is incorrect.

probably the simplest way to do this so you know the path to your database is correct is place the upgrade tool and your access database in the same folder, then just enter the name of the Access database only, as you won't need a path as it will be in the same directory.


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Posted By: Kacyndra
Date Posted: 01 May 2006 at 9:30pm
I ran the tool, it said that everything finished successfull, however now i get this message:
 
Support Error Code:- err_Access_getUserData()_get_member_data
File Name:- functions_login.asp
 
please help me. :(

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 12:28pm
Could you also give the detailed error message from the bottom of the error, to try and findout why you get this error.

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Posted By: ilvitto
Date Posted: 15 May 2006 at 3:40pm
Hi, i've a problem. My old wwf 7.96 doesn't admit to upload anything so i tought to upgrade it to the 8.01 version.

But when i convert the db file i read this:

Web Wiz Forums Database Microsoft Access v7.x to v8 Update


This tool is to update a Web Wiz Forums version 7.x to version 8 Access Database



Database Updated Started

Stage 1: Database Connection..... Complete

Stage 2: Creating New Database Tables and Fields.....
Error Updating the Table tblForum
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblForum". Il database è di sola lettura.


Error Updating the Table tblTopic
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblTopic". Il database è di sola lettura.


Error Update the Table tblThread
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblThread". Il database è di sola lettura.


Error Updating the Table tblPermissions
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblPermissions". Il database è di sola lettura.


Error Altering the Table tblAuthor
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblAuthor". Il database è di sola lettura.


Error Altering the Table tblConfiguration
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblConfiguration". Il database è di sola lettura.


Error Altering the Table tblDateTimeFormat
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblDateTimeFormat". Il database è di sola lettura.


Error Creating the Table tblPollVote
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblPollVote". Il database è di sola lettura.


Error Creating the Table tblSession
Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblSession". Il database è di sola lettura.

Complete

Stage 3: Entering default values for new fields.....
Error entering default values in the Table tblForum
Nessun valore specificato per alcuni parametri necessari.


Error entering default values in the Table tblAuthor
Nessun valore specificato per alcuni parametri necessari.


Error entering default values in the Table tblDateTimeFormat
Nessun valore specificato per alcuni parametri necessari.


Error entering default values in the Table tblConfiguration
Nessun valore specificato per alcuni parametri necessari.

Complete

Stage 4: Populating Database with Default Forum Permissions (this may take some time to complete).....
Permissions are reset to original defaults, you may need to update them once the upgrade is complete.
Complete

Stage 5: Populating Database with Forum Statistics (this may take some time to complete).....Complete

Stage 6: Populating Database with Topic Statistics (this may take some time to complete)..... Complete

Error Discription: Nessun valore specificato per alcuni parametri necessari.


Access database is updated, but with Error!




How can i do?

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 15 May 2006 at 3:45pm
The errors are in a language that I can not read, so it's hard to tell what the exact problem is, but for some reason, it looks like the tables in your database can not be modified to make them compatible with version 8.

It could be a permissions issue, or you have modified the database yourself, again not being able to read the error message it's hard to tell.

Make sure you have permission to modify the database tables and you haven't modified or customised the database yourself.


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Posted By: ilvitto
Date Posted: 15 May 2006 at 4:40pm
forgiveme borg, i'm a stupid. I speak a terrible english but i read it exactly like it was italian......... and viceversa.

so that report was in italian and, you are right, the prloblem is that:

Impossibile modificare la struttura della tabella "tblForum". Il database è di sola lettura. -> Impossible to modify the structure of table "tblForum". The db is read-only

and

Nessun valore specificato per alcuni parametri necessari. -> no value specified for some necessary values.


But i've not modified the db nor the permissions. Ho can i do?

(i hope you have understood something from my english)

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 15 May 2006 at 5:21pm
The part 'database is read-only' is the clue here.

It looks like your database has the 'read-only' attribute set on the file before uploading, or more likely you d not have permissions on the directory to write to, or modify the database.

Contact your web host to make sure they have the correct permissions set on the server for you to write and modify the database.


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Posted By: ilvitto
Date Posted: 15 May 2006 at 5:35pm
to avoid this problem i tried to upgrade the db on my local machine with iis (i suppose i have all the permissions i need) but the result is the same. The permission on the file (in the properties label) are not set on read-only. I don't know what else can i do.

Posted By: WebWiz-Bruce
Date Posted: 16 May 2006 at 12:30pm
Have a look in the ASP -> FAQ section of this site on how to set permissions on the server.

You need to give the IUSR account on the server Read, write, and Modify permissions on the database directory.


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